Oyo State Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Notable people == <!---β¦β¦β¦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia β¦β¦β¦---> <!---β¦β¦β¦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME β¦β¦β¦---> * [[9ice]] (born Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande, on 17 January 1980), musician<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2020-07-27|title=9ICE ALAPOMEJI|url=https://www.glimpse.ng/9ice-alapomeji/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Glimpse Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Wande Abimbola]], retired academic, religious leader and politician * [[Joseph Adebayo Adelakun]], evangelist * [[Lamidi Adedibu]], aristocratic power broker *[[Benjamin Adekunle]], general *[[Akinwumi Adesina]], President African Development Bank, AfDB *[[Lam Adesina]], former Governor Oyo State (1999β2003), Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria. *Otunba (Dr) [[Christopher Alao-Akala]], former Governor of Oyo State (2007-2011)] *Senator [[Abiola Ajimobi]], former Governor of Oyo State (2011-2019) *Oba [[Lamidi Adeyemi III]], [[Alaafin of Oyo]] *Oba [[Saliu Adetunji]], the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan land *[[Olaniyi Afonja]], actor and comedian *[[Benjamin Akande]], academic *[[Richard Akinjide]], lawyer and politician *[[Oluyombo Awojobi]], rural surgeon *[[Ladoke Akintola]], politician, lawyer and orator *[[Quadri Aruna]], table tennis player *[[Adebayo Johnson Bankole]], politician * Sikiru [[Ayinde Barrister]], musician *[[Abdulfatai Buhari]], senator *[[Samuel Ajayi Crowther]], priest and historian<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-07|title=Our heroes past: Samuel Ajayi Crowther|url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/our-heroes-past-samuel-ajayi-crowther/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Sunday Akin Dare]], journalist and politician *[[Adebayo Faleti]], actor, poet and writer *[[Toyin Falola]], historian and academic *[[Tade Ipadeola]], poet *[[Samuel Johnson]], historian *Senator [[Rasheed Ladoja]], former Governor of Oyo State (2003β2007) *[[Kase Lukman Lawal]], businessman *[[Abass Akande Obesere]], Fuji musician and entertainer * [[Akinpelu Obisesan|Chief Akinpelu Obisesan]], diarist, and founder of Cooperative Bank *[[Latunde Odeku]], medical doctor, teacher and poet *Professor [[Dibu Ojerinde]], former registrar, [[Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board|Joint Matriculation Board of Nigeria]] *[[Tunji Olaopa]], founder and executive vice chairman, [[Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy|ISGPP]] *Oba [[Olasunkanmi Abioye Opeola, Kurunloju I]], Oniroko of Iroko * [[Saheed Osupa]], Fuji and Hip-Pop artist *[[David Oyelowo]], actor *[[Afeez Oyetoro]], actor, comedian and Academic *[[Sade (singer)|Sade]], R&B/Soul artist, born in Oyo State * Senator (Rt. Hon.) [[Monsurat Sunmonu]], first female Speaker OYHA and first female Senator from Oyo state *[[Ibrahim Taiwo]], general and politician *[[Bode Thomas]], politician and Lawyer *[[Tosin Eniolorunda]], [[CEO]] & Cofounder, [[Moniepoint Inc]] <!---β¦β¦β¦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia β¦β¦β¦---> <!---β¦β¦β¦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME β¦β¦β¦---> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page